Karl von Oppen

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Karl August Friedrich Wilhelm Ferdinand Gustav von Oppen (born April 2, 1824 in Siede , Soldin district , † May 9, 1895 in Altfriedland ) was a Prussian lieutenant general and commander of Breslau .

Life

origin

Karl was a son of the Prussian lieutenant general Adolf Friedrich von Oppen (1762-1834) and his third wife Jeannette, née von Rohr (1788-1871).

Military career

After visiting the cadet houses in Potsdam and Berlin , Oppen was transferred to the Guard Cuirassier Regiment of the Prussian Army on August 9, 1842 as portepeef ensign. On August 18, 1842, he was transferred to the regiment of the Gardes du Corps . Oppen received on January 10, 1843 the character as a second lieutenant and was einrangiert on 11 May 1848th From the end of October 1849 to the end of September 1851 he was assigned to the Schwedt military riding school . By mid-March 1857 he was promoted to Rittmeister and Chief of the 8th Company in the Regiment of the Gardes du Corps. On June 30, 1859, he became the commander of the 4th Squadron. Promoted to major on June 25, 1864 , he was appointed official staff officer three days later. In this capacity, Oppen took part in the battles near Skalitz , Schweinschädel and Königgrätz and the enclosure of Josefstadt in 1866 during the war against Austria . After the war he became commander of the Leib-Kürassier-Regiment (Silesian) No. 1 in Breslau on January 14, 1868 and rose to lieutenant colonel on March 22, 1868 .

After being mobilized on the occasion of the war against France , Oppen became a colonel on July 26, 1870 and led his regiment at Beaumont , Sedan , Coulmiers , Orleans , Jouy-le-Potier , Loigny-Poupry , Artenay , Patay , Boissy-la-Rivière , Le Mans and the siege of Paris . In addition to the Iron Cross and the Mecklenburg Military Merit Cross, Second Class, Oppen received the Commander-in-Chief of the Bavarian Military Merit Order for his work .

In position à la suite of his regiment, Oppen was appointed commander of the 11th Cavalry Brigade , also stationed in Breslau, on January 22, 1874 , and on the occasion of the 200th anniversary of the Leib-Kürassier-Regiment (Silesian) No. 1 with the crown -Order II. Class awarded. At the end of October 1874 he advanced to major general , on October 9, 1880 , he was promoted to commandant of Breslau and in this position in mid-November 1880 to lieutenant general. With the approval of his resignation request , Oppen was put up for disposal on February 19, 1885 with a pension and was awarded the Crown Order, First Class .

After his departure, he managed the property of his second wife, Altfriedland, until his death. On the occasion of the 25th anniversary of the Battle of Loigny-Poupry, Kaiser Wilhelm II awarded him the Order of the Red Eagle 1st Class with Oak Leaves. He died a little later on May 9, 1895 in Altfriedland.

family

Oppen married Valeska von Drieberg (1833–1862), the heir to Chamberlain Friedrich Johann von Drieberg, in Berlin on July 1, 1852 . After her death, he married Gabriele Marie Countess von Itzenplitz (1839-1901), a daughter of Heinrich Friedrich von Itzenplitz, on May 21, 1867 in Berlin . The following children emerged from the marriages:

literature

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Gothaisches Genealogical Pocket Book of the Count's Houses. 1905. Seventy-eighth year, Justus Perthes, Gotha 1904, p. 635.
personal data
SURNAME Oppen, Karl von
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Oppen, Karl August Friedrich Wilhelm Ferdinand Gustav von (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Prussian lieutenant general and finally in command of the fortress of Breslau
DATE OF BIRTH April 2, 1824
PLACE OF BIRTH Siede , Soldin District , Brandenburg Province , Kingdom of Prussia
DATE OF DEATH May 9, 1895
Place of death Altfriedland , Brandenburg Province , German Empire